It's easy to compare Venetian Snares' work with that of Aphex Twin and Squarepusher. The huge array of sonic blasts hurled at breakneck speed in stereophonic hopscotch screams, whistles, braps and snorts could be mistaken for James or Jenkinson. It's also lazy; these traits don't come close to accurately describing Aaron Funk's music over his four-year eleven-album-and-numerous-singles career.

It's difficult to describe Venetian's Snare music and if you want to make it simple you could only name his bleeping sound with thousands light rhythms and melodies. Maybe the right way to approach HUGE CHROME CYLINDER BOX UNFOLDING is to stop questioning and to open the three panel cover in front of us (it represents a 3d futuristic digital paint) and let us slide within the slight melodies built by Aaron Funk. The construction of the fourteen tracks more

I, once at the age of 16, decided to try my hand in making electronic music. Equipped with such landmark albums as Autechre's Tri Repetae and Aphex Twin's Richard D. James Album, I felt that I could synthesize all of these distinct sounds and create the greatest IDM album ever using the God-given genius I hoped was hiding in me somewhere. So I proceeded, fumbling around with my copy of Fruity Loops 3.4, making various blips and bleeps that eventually more

[idm] oh yes, another top ten.

Albums of the Year (looking over Other Music’s and Pitchfork’s end of year lists, I realized that I didn’t miss anything at all like I thought, it just wasn’t that great a year for music innovation.)The success of Arcade Fire really sealed the deal with me that the indie rock scene has become the hiding place for MOR Adult Contemporary. If you’re not super famous you’re suddenly up for an “indie more